The next time you find a tick on yourself, your pet, or in your surroundings, University of Arizona researchers want it.
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The goal of the project is to create the first-ever database in the state of tick distribution and correlated diseases. In other words, what ticks are where in Arizona and what diseases they could carry.Those ticks' bites can spread Rocky Mountain spotted fever, which is the deadliest tick-borne disease in the world. It is, however, treatable. According to the CDC, 4,000-6,000 cases of spotted fever, including the Rocky Mountain variety, are reported in the United States annually.
Kathleen Walker will lead pathology and genetic testing of ticks received from the public through her role as an extension specialist in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Entomology. Walker said the Great Arizona Tick Check will help researchers gather important information on tick distribution and potential disease but is not meant to provide a medical diagnosis.
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